PantherHacks 2025

Chapman University's inaugural 48-hour hackathon! Check out our website at pantherhacks.dev.

Date: April 25-27, 2025 | Location: Sandhu Conference Center (571 N Grand St, Orange, CA 92867)  

Tracks

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Healthcare
  • Sustainability

Event Schedule

  • Friday, April 25th

    • 📅 Event Check-In and Team Creation: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

    • 📅 Opening Ceremony: 4:30pm - 4:50pm

    • 💻 Hacking Begins: 5pm

    • 🍴 Dinner: 6pm - 8pm

    • 🍪 Midnight Snack: 11pm

  • Saturday, April 26th

    • 🍴 Breakfast: 9am - 11am

    • 🎤 Guest Speaker (Andrew Lyon): 11am - 11:30am

    • 🍴 Lunch: 1pm - 3pm

    • 🎤 Guest Speaker (Tom Piechota): 4pm - 4:30pm

    • 🍴 Dinner: 6pm - 8pm

    • 🍪 Midnight Snack: 11pm

  • Sunday, April 27th

    • 🍴 Breakfast: 9am - 11am

    • 🎤 Guest Speaker (David Cross): 11am - 11:30am

    • 🍴 Lunch: 1pm - 3:30pm

    • 🎤 Guest Speaker (Ryan Bakonis): 2pm - 2:30pm

    • 🍪 Afternoon Snack: 4pm - 7pm

    • 💻 Hacking Ends: 5pm

    • 📅 Project Judging: 5:30pm - 7pm

    • 🏆 Awards Ceremony: 7:15pm - 8pm

 

Requirements

What to Build

Build a software project (website, app, game, etc.) that relates to one of our four development tracks.

What to Submit

  • Project description
  • Link to repository containing your project's source code
  • At least one screenshot of your project
  • A video demonstrating the functionality of your project (screen recording)
    • Roughly 2 minutes in length
    • A voiceover explaining how to use the project is also recommended
    • Make sure the link to the video is accessible to the public (unlisted/public YouTube video, or a public Google Drive link)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

5 non-cash prizes
Hacker's Choice Award
3 winners

First Place: Portable Retro Handheld Gaming Console, Trophy
Second Place: Trophy
Third Place: Trophy

Artificial Intelligence Track Winner
1 winner

1 TB Portable SSD

Cybersecurity Track Winner
1 winner

8GB Raspberry Pi 5

Healthcare Track Winner
1 winner

Keychron K4 Wireless Keyboard

Sustainability Track Winner
1 winner

Lego Piranha Plant

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Dean Perrine

Dean Perrine

Jon Humphreys

Jon Humphreys

Sierra Clibourne

Sierra Clibourne

Tom DuPont

Tom DuPont

Judging Criteria

  • Technology
    How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did any of the technology involved surprise you?
  • Design
    Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface?
  • Completion
    Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted?
  • Learning
    Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? Exploration and experimentation should be rewarded.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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